The New York City Landmarks Commission cleared the way this morning for construction of an Islamic community center in Lower Manhattan, voting unanimously not to grant landmark protection to an existing building on the site, two blocks from where the World Trade Center used to be.
Or, if you are trying to whip up some cheap populist anger at the expense of a whole religious group: treacherous Muslims moved one step forward in their scheme to build a Mosque at Ground Zero, as a deliberate insult to the victims of 9/11 and a symbol of their greatest terrorist victory.
Given the politically loaded language around the project, how are the headline writers describing today’s news?
Commission Clears Way for Ground Zero Mosque - Wall Street Journal
Panel clears way for mosque near ground zero - AP via MSNBC
Landmark vote opens door to Ground Zero mosque - New York Post
Mosque Near Ground Zero Clears Key Hurdle - New York Times
Attempt to block ‘Ground Zero mosque’ fails - BBC
New York panel votes down landmark status for ground zero mosque site - CNN Belief blog
New York Islamic Community Center, Mosque One Step Closer to Construction - NPR
Hey, we might disagree about politics and religion, but at least we can all stand together for search-engine optimization! Even the Brits, with their persnickety scare quotes.
